Feminine dossier · first seen 1979
Chyna
Endangered
Down 95.3% from peak
Peak era
1999
Peak births
573
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Chyna
How many people are named Chyna?
An estimated 5,697 living Americans are named Chyna.
How rare is Chyna?
Chyna is very rare among babies today, with 27 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.3% from its 1999 peak.
How old is the typical Chyna?
The median age of a living American named Chyna is approximately 26 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 28 years old.
Is Chyna still popular?
No. Chyna is endangered as a baby name, down 95.3% from its 1999 peak with 27 births in 2025.
Where is Chyna most common?
Chyna has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.9× more often than the national baseline.
1979Peak 19992025
Peak year
1999
Decline from peak
95.3%
2025
27
All-time
5,805
Where it lives now
Chyna is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 6.9× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Louisiana.
States where Chyna is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.